Motor-vehicle.



H. FORD.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1906.

1,012,620. Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

WITNESSES:

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moronrvniarom To all'who'm it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HENRY Fonn, a citizen 7 of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan haveinvented certain new and useful-Improvements in Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings. t

vThis invention relates to an improved runand its object is to so support the frame upon and attach the same to the axles as to make .a very flexible running gear which will per- 't the wheels to freely rise or fall relative 'totheframe without subjecting said frame sudden shocks, jolts or jars for the front axle,

or transmitting to the body of the vehicle, and which at the same time will eifectuallylhold the 'axles in their proper tothe frame without employing the supporting springs for that purpose, thus relievin said springs from. the strain of securing t e axles to the frame.

To this end the invention'consists in pro-' viding means forming a reach connection attachedto said axle at one ,end and'at its opposite end provided with a universal joint for attaching said end to the vehicle frame, similar means being em loyed, if so desired, to hold the rear axle,

to adverse torsional strains an the two'universaljoints are located i near together intermediate the ends of said frame Y whichvframe is supported upon the axles by springs. Q

The invention further consists in. the particular construction arrangement and combination of parts, allas hereinafter'more fully described, reference being had to the accompanyingldi'awings. in which Figure l, isa perspective view of a-rui'r ning gear embodying the invention; 2,

a longitudinal vertical section of the same Fig, 3, is a perspective view of-one end of,

the front axle; and Fig; 4,: a perspective view of one end of the hanger or cross bar forming a support for theuniversal'joint of the front reach rods and showing the same in transverse section hrough the joint.

' Assho'wn in thedrawings the rectangular vehicle frame; supported at its "rear end u on-the sleeve-or casing'2 for-ithe'. rear Specification of Letters Patent flledsepteniber 1, 1906. Ser1a1j1o.=832,929. 1

-ing rearwaridly 'these rods area-united by i 95;

ag v on itheilower side .of the. gross har- 11. the other'half in a cap 21 bolted'to the hanger.

frame by the ball a v Whenfanyione of, ihiclestrike an obstructionjor depression in v theroadjand ist axle s aft, by ellipticalsprmgs 3ycl ippedpto the" sleeve and pivotally. "attached to' the frame in the usual manner, and atitsforward end said frame issupportedfby a semiratenteame 226,19;

elliptical spring extending longitudinally of the axle'and atta'ched thereto at its ends by 5 pivotally attached to up wardly extending curvedarms or hangers 6 formed integral with the provided with an integral at each end forming'one member of each steering knuckle for the attachmentof the front'wheels. The rear axlesleeve s formed with the usual gear casing for the'lbevel gear drive and extending tubular casing or sleeve-9 'inclosing the driving shaft 10. A drop-hanger or cross bar 11 is secured by bolts to the sidebars of the frame 1 and extends downwardand-"across. between said bars midway between the ends of said frame and forms arigid support for the casing 12of the change speed transmis sion, the shaft 13 of which projects reariwardly the driving shaftlflby a universal; joint-14.

A globular enlargement on fthe-eiidof. the

sleeve 9 mcloses the universal joint 14; and a similar globular case secured to thetrans-f mission casing and incloses forming therewith a ball and socket joint 15.

Rods 16 are secured at their rear ends to the i v V forward. end, thereof, and thusjsaid'sleeve and rods form=. pg; a reach forthe rear axle which is connected axle sleeve near its ends and at their .op'po-' site ends to the sleeve 9 near the to the frame-by'the ball and socket joint 15, a In 'the'forward axle adjacent to each of the "hangersG is "a hole ;to receive the forward ends of the tubular-.rodsiff rigidly secured therein by the-screwsgl's, and convergv fonkedimember secured withinjthe ends To a'socket 2O one-halflof which is formed Thcse'rods 17 thus form a'reach for. the for: ward axle. which *1 ch. is "attached" to the t-joint a wheels ofth, 'v ef t l e-r i the springiadjacent to great extenttaken up bythe spring and not i :80 front axle which is knucklernember 7' forwardly from said casingand rigidly attached thereto is" a from the casing and-is connected to" the enlargemelie '1 I effect upon the frame and therefore the full compensating transmitted to the vehicle body, and the effect of the springs is obtained.

It is obvious that with a chain drive, a; rear reach-similar to the forward reach may be employed or such a reach may be used for the forward axlei o'nly. In this construction the. reaches formthe connections between the reach serves th jand the forwardlreach securely; hblds'the force tending to axles an the frame, the sprmgsserving simply tosupport the weight, and the rear e purpose of distance rods front axle against any move it rearwardly. a v w-J.:;HaYin thus fully described the invention 7 what I caim is LlThe combination with the frame supported. onfront and rear" axles, ofa front I axle provided with a with a ball-shaped abutment formingaball. and socket trally of the frame a'nd'a le. transverse spring interposed between the out axle and V shaped brace terminating in a ball, a cross piece secured to the sidebars of the frame mtei'mediate-theends thereof and provided connection with the brace cenfront-{end of. 'therframe,"the axlebeing rovidedwith v upwardly j projecting" arms omwhich the ends'of the spring are suspended free to swing laterally, the center of the spring "being r1 dly'jco'nnected to the center of the forward eonnection'formi'iig .nection between the eiid'ofthe frame, said end .of .theframar 1 a 2. The combination with 'the frame sup= ported oil-front and rear axles, of a front :axle provided with a rearwardly extending V-shaped brace rigidly secured thereto and terminating in aball, a cross piece secured to the frame midway between the axles and provided with a ball shaped abutment for the brace forming a ball and socket connection therewith and a transverse spring inter- .posed between the front axle and the'front endof the frame, the front axle being prowhich the ends of the sprlng are freely suspended, the arms serving as stops to limit the lateral play of the spring.

3; The combination with the frame supported on front and rear axles, of a front arms near its outer ends, a single transverse spring freely suspended at its ends from said arms and arching upwardly therefrom to support the front end of the frame to the centerof which it is rigidly. connected, a cross bar united tothe side bars of the frame and forming a drop hanger between the rearwardly extending its'ends with upwardly,

the sole v and only confront :axle and the front frontand rear axles, and a V-shaped brace rigidly secured at its forward ends tojthe spring supporting arms of. the front axles and at its rear end connected by a' ball cross bar. '4. The combination with the frame supported on front and with a central crossbar united to: the side bars of the frame and forming' a drop hanger to which the the-cross bar, of a single transverse spring supporting the-front end-oft-he frame upon the front axle, the axle being provided near arms,'and liiiks suspending the spring between the arms in t evertical plane of the the arms, the arms forming stops to limit. the lateral movement frame inrelation to the front 'axle.-; In testimony in presence 0 two witnesses.

' Witriessesz' v v H Orro F. BARTHEL,

'. CH R ES SHUTM'WAY.

and socket connection to the center of the axle and freely movable laterally between vided with upwardly projecting arms from axle provided with upwardly projecting rear axles and provided axles are connected by; ball and socket connections in the center of pro ecting inclined of the front end of t whereof I fli y gn t g v 

